It's unusual to sell a home that hasn't been sold since 1964, rarely happens around here. Yet, I have that listing on the market right now and it is so lovely, truly a home for the hopeless romantic in all of us. What is hard to describe when you have one of the originals on the market, amid all of the systems information and square footage data, is how a place feels when you walk in the door, and...
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When you're planning to list your home, even in a fast market, think about first impressions and get everything tuned up. Walk across the street at take a look at your home with a critical eye, as if you didn't live there. Any clutter to remove? Dead plants in pots or an unfinished project? Do you have a spot of colorful bulbs coming up in a pot? Is the front walk manicured and the porch...
Care to take in the view with me? Today from 1:00-3:00 we will be on the Broker's Tour in Blue Ridge. Boasting Olympic Mountain & Puget Sound views, sitting on a half-acre +/-, and very private, really quite private, this home is a lifestyle purchase. For more info, price, address, and other specifics, please contact your realtor or me and we will be happy to make arrangements and...
Where would we be with white walls? This Ballard listing of mine is fantastic because the home has oodles of personality and it all starts with a wonderful color palate that works beautifully from room to room. If you've watched body language of people at open houses, you know that everyone is truly enjoying a home when they hang out, don't seem to want to leave and just seem happy in the home. The...
This Saturday 11:30-1:30 or Sunday 2:00-4:00 swing by to see the sweetest Farmhouse! We'll be at 8008 27th Ave NW, asking price of $499,000 and this place just has the right vibe with high ceilings, a manicured garden, and a cook's kitchen. Everyone who has seen it since it hit the market on Wednesday, and there have been tons of folks through, love the feel of the home. In a time when so much of the...
After years of hosting open houses, I've seen what buyers want more than once. Be it their first place or not, nearly all buyers are looking for open and light layouts, and rooms that allow you to converse and entertain, without feeling closed off or visually distanced from other activities. That can be the simple things like seeing what's happening in the backyard from the kitchen, or being able...
For the 12 days of Christmas I want to reach out and say thanks, and no one deserves a big "Thank You" more than Ozzie Kvithammer, who sold his pal Advar on working with me long before I even got to meet him in person. Ozzie you are truly a mobile marketing team and I so appreciate it. I look forward to working with you in your new role as Community Banker at Mountain Pacific Bank in Ballard and...
Seldom do you see a sunny, spacious Ballard Home for sale on a Sunday, so this is your chance. Sunday 1-3, post-Seahawks Victory, swing on by our listing at 6731 25th Ave NW, sizzling at $575,000 and see what's so special about this home. Could it be the sheet-rocked 2-car garage? The skylights and soaring ceilings that make it sunny all day? The sparkling light oak floors, new siding, systems or...
If you crave that Palm Springs vibe, the mod architecture of the mid-century complete with it's open layout, floor to ceiling windows and sun-drenched rooms, you'll want to come by our open house on Saturday 1-3 at 9022 25th Ave NW or Sunday 2-4, if it's still on the market. Our newest North Beach Listing, available for $889,900, has a ton of space with four bedrooms, three family room spaces, and...
Sometimes you just know a particular home is going to sell when you hit the market, and sure enough it sells pretty fast. My "Home in the Trees" listing had 32 parties through during the brokers open house, lasting two hours, this past Wednesday. Sunny skies made the home sparkle, and without a doubt everyone who walked in saw that it was unique, private and definitely not a home you find around...